soft

soft

He was with the red hair model at the San Francisco airport. He started posing with his black glasses, so i asked him to take them off; he stopped showing me his white teeths to pose like a model. I liked his style, his face soft like a statue.

i am a model

i am a model

I saw that beautifull woman at the airport, on her way to Los Angeles; she had tattoos on her legs, on her arms, on her neck. I asked if I could take a picture, she said yes, then stopped smiling to take the pose, ” I am a model” she said. Why do models prefer hiding their white smiles?

@ CA

so proud

so proud

“My son Jet William was born 2 weeks ago, I am so proud. Last week all the family came from all over the US for Jet’s Brit Mila. This is a thousand year old tradition, we did this at our home, it was a great family moment, the parents and grandparents were there, we all sang traditional songs….”
I could see in Justin’s eyes all the happiness of being a new Dad. Justin is on maternity leave to be along with his lovely wife to welcome Jet to the world.

grandson

grandson

“My daughter and her husband are new parents and gave their son my father’ first name, Joseph. My grand parents came from Russia to the US in the mid 1890’s, moved to Ellenville, NY and established the Ellenville Lumber Company. My father– Joseph– was born in 1900. As him and his brother grew up, there was no high school, so my grandfather built a high school and the 2 brothers were the first graduates– my father at the age of 15. He moved to NY and entered NY University, from which he graduated at the age of 18 or 19 with degrees in finance and accounting. He then began practicing accounting but had to wait till he was 21 to get his CPA. He then formed his own firm of CPA’s– specializing in tax and international business consulting — which he led till his death in 1966. My father Joseph was always an inspiration to me and I hope to pass this on to Jet William Joseph– our new grandson.”

Mike is from New York and he has always been very active in business, just like his father Joseph. He is now putting all his energy  in developping a new treatment against different types of Cancer. Progresses are promising on animals, Mike hopes the human body will react the same way;  a successfull treatment  against cancer, that would be first time ever.

veterinarian

veterinarian

“My parents wanted me to spend my 11th grade in the USA, in New York or in San Francisco, I choose SF. I initially came here for one year only, but my friend Baptiste convinced me to stay one more. I grew up in a village in Picardie, North of France, among animals, and I have always wanted to be a veterinarian. But from the day I met with this french man Arlen, working in the aerospace industry, I decided I wanted to work as well in the aerospace world; from animals to the stars, this is where my stay in California has changed my life.”

Tom is living between France (the family) and California (the girl friend) and Canada is his next move to study mechanical engineering (the friends)

 

boyfriend

boyfriend

“What do you miss the most about France?” ” I love going to France each summer to see the family, but how can I really miss a place I never lived in? I was born in the USA, spent all my life in SF, my parents came here 30 years ago, not sure if they are going back to France in a near future. My boyfriend is from France, he lives in France for the moment and he will soon be starting college in Montreal, Canada. I am happy because tomorrow the two of us are going to spend some time in Santa Cruz, just him and me”.

Marinca is a student, a singer and a guitarist, she just started a new music band with her friends